Landscaping with Fire Resistive Plants
Avoid Highly Flammable Plants
- Contains dead twigs or needles
- Has loose or papery bark
- Sap is gummy, strong odor like pine
![High Flammability Shrubs High Flammability Shrubs](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/High-Flammibility-Shrubs.png)
Select Fire Resistive Plants
- Accumulates minimal dead wood
- Leaves are moist/supple
- Sap is watery with no strong odor, like hydrangeas or crepe myrtle
![Low Flammability Shrubs Low Flammability Shrubs](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/low-Flammibility-Shrubs.png)
Suitability of Landscape Mulches
![Mulch Graph Mulch Graph](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mulch-graph.png)